Mordellistena
Mordellistena is a genus (type) of beetles in the family Mordellidae. It contains many species.[1]
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| Genus: | Mordellistena Costa, 1854
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They are "tumbling flower beetles", so-called for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators.
Mordellistena Media
Mordellistena humeralis
Mordellistena andreae, Florida
Mordellistena attenuata, Georgia
Mordellistena cervicalis, Pennsylvania
Mordellistena comata, Texas
Mordellistena convicta, Canada
Mordellistena fuscipennis, Virginia
Mordellistena limbalis, Illinois
Mordellistena liturata, Oklahoma
Mordellistena masoni, Virginia
References
- ↑ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 20 December 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Mordellistena at Wikimedia Commons